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All the latest from the london cycling campaign

photo Cyclodelic Cycling and walking should play a key role in improving public health and reducing CO2 emissionsThe Government's Active Travel Strategy, published by the Department for Health and the Department for Transport, says cycling can imp...

photo CMO Sir Liam Donaldson has called for an eightfold increase in cycling in the UKThe Government's top health advisor, Chief Medical Officer Sir Liam Donaldson, has said cycling must be increased eightfold to combat the public health crisis ca...

photo M.J.S.-flickr The first Tweed Run took place in London in 2009, and has been copied across the worldThe Tweed Run cycle ride will take place on 10 April 2010, bringing a touch of sartorial elegance to London's streets for the second year run...

The local LCC group in Islington (the Islington Cyclists Action Group) organised a pioneering cyclist volunteer event in the borough.The event involved guiding LCC members on a bike ride around the borough, highlighting a range of local campaignin...

photo LCC members learning communcations skills at a workshop ahead of the elections Nearly 50 LCC members from around London attended workshops at LCC head office in March, covering communication skills and putting cycling on the agenda in the e...

photo Charlie Lloyd An online survey aims to look at cyclist behaviour around heavy good vehicles An online survey prepared by a police researcher aims to improve understanding of how cyclists assess risk when cycling around lorries.The results co...

If you are a highly skilled communicator with the ability to develop and motivate a diverse range of volunteers, we want you to be part of our organisation.Support and develop our borough groups promoting cycling, organise rides, and work with loc...

photo John Davies The skip lorry involved in a fatal collision in Hackney is towed away by the policeTwo cyclist lorry deaths in two days have prompted urgent calls for the measures in the mayor's Cycle Safety Action Plan to be implemented as soon...

photo D1v1d-flickr LCC has succeeded in putting lorry safety at the top of the London cycle-safety agendaThe Mayor of London is backing LCC's call for cycle safety training for HGV drivers.Boris Johnson’s new Cycle Safety Action Plan says Tra...

photo The largest construction project in Europe will insist every lorry driver has cycle-awareness training. Street closures, demolitions and diversions have already hit the West End: it’s the start of seven years of works to build the eight stat...

photo A new guide, with contributions from LCC, explains why outer Londoners should cycle moreHalf of all journeys in outer London are less than 2 miles, which can be covered in around 10 minutes on a bike;One-third of outer London households don'...

photo The BikeGrid is a cost-effective and complete Zone 1 cycle network based on spare road capacityLCC campaigners have met Transport for London executives to lobby for a Zone 1 BikeGrid.The BikeGrid is a series of east-west and north-south traf...

photo A major serving in Germany left a widow and two young children after being run over by a carA car driver has been jailed for 21 months after driving into a cyclist at 70mph on the A1 in Cambridgeshire.19-year-old Katie Hart said she did not ...

photo Transport Minister Lord Adonis (Lab), and two of his shadows, Norman Baker MP (Lib Dem), and Stephen Hammond MP (Con) at a recent conferenceIn spring 2010, there will be a national (date tbc) and London local council elections (6 May), so ma...

photo School cycle training is under threat from new council funding arrangements introduced by the mayorChildren across London could find that their schools no longer provide cycle training under new city-wide funding regimes introduced by the ma...